Whistleblower protection in 2026: the gap between law and reality
People around the world risk their careers, finances and personal wellbeing to expose corruption, fraud, environmental harm and other wrongdoing.…
Theme: Democracy
Rise in Democracy Organisations in Asia Needs Coordination and Resource Optimisation
In spite of global democratic backsliding, social divisions, AI-induced acceleration of disinformation and the significant drop in international development aid, there…
The signal is shifting: What Africa’s changing media landscape means for communicators
There is a quiet revolution happening across Africa, and most communications professionals are either behind it or barely ahead of…
New Neo-Nazi Web Forum “Fash Front” Reinvigorating Violent Accelerationist Movement
As the U.S. continues to dismantle its domestic security infrastructure and ignore the threat posed by far-right extremists, the followers…
Will Washington Lose a Model Ally in Europe?
The Trump administration continuously hails Poland as a model ally and an example for other countries in Europe. From its…
RULE OF LAW: reforms in Poland and Hungary – interview with Jakub Jaraczewski
In the 11th episode of Przez Pryzmat ‘Through the Prism’ a podcast on the context behind contemporary politics, Jakub Jaraczewski,…
Afrobarometer Annual Report 2025
Amid shifts in the global funding landscape, Afrobarometer adapted by securing new institutional support and establishing a resiliency fund to…
Who gets to lead, anyway? Transforming the systems that decide
The rollback of women’s rights is an integral feature of democratic decline. It is a recession indicator: where women’s rights contract, democracy is already…
Freedom in the World Report 2026
The Freedom in the World report is composed of numerical ratings and supporting descriptive texts for 195 countries and 13…
Deliberative democracy in Africa: Outcomes and takeaways from our 2025 convening in Banjul, The Gambia
In October 2025, DemocracyNext hosted a convening in Banjul, The Gambia, with a group of facilitators, academics, civil society actors,…